Horseshoe.



No. 849,879. A PATENTED APR, 9. 1907..

' H, ADELMAN.

HORSESHOB. APPLICATION I ILED 11125, 190'].

HENRY ADELMAN, OF COLUMBUS, OHIO.

HORSESHOE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 9, 1907.

Application filed January 25, 1907. Serial No. 354,116.

To ztZZ whom it may oonccrni Be it known that I, HENRY ADELMAN, acitizen of the United States, residing at O0- lumbus, in the county ofFranklin and State of Ohio, have invented a certain new and usefulHorseshoe, of which the following is a specification, reference beinghad therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to horseshoes; and the object of the invention isto provide a horseshoe of s ecial construction embodying means wherefiysaid shoe may be readily placed upon and adjusted to the hoof andsecurely fastened thereon.

The horseshoe comprises substantially equal sections which are pivotallyconnected together at the toe ofthe shoe, the said sections embodyinginclined hoof-embracing flanges, a curved spring having the ends thereofpermanently attached to the shoesections, means for drawing the sectionstoward each other or spreading the same apart, means for fastening thesections in rigid relation to each other, and a hoof-embracing 1sltraipfor securing the shoe as a whole on the With the above and other objectsin view the invention consists in the novel construc tion, combination,and arrangement of parts herein fully described and claimed.

In the accom anying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective 0 the shoe shownapplied to a hoof. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the shoe. Fig. 3 is avertical longitudinal section through the same. Fig.4 is a cross-sectionthereof; and Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. 1 showing a modificationin the form of the hoof-embracing flanges.

The horseshoe contemplated in this invention is composed of twosubstantially e ual sections 1 and 2, and the sections where t iey meetat the toe of the shoe are pivotally connected together by a jointresembling a rulejoint, embodying a common single connecting-pivot whichpasses through overlapping ears 3 on the sections and radialinwardlyprojecting shoulders 4, which abut squarely together and limitthe inward movement of the sections, thereby preventing injuriouspinching of the hoof. Where the hoof is unusually narrow or small, theshoulders 4 may be filed away sufficiently to enable the sections to bebrought inward into firm engagement with the hoof. The sections may.

be provided with the usual heel and toe calks 5 and 6, respectively.

Each of the sections 1 and 2 is provided with an inclined hoof-embracingflange 7, and this flange may be continuous, as shown in Fig. 1-, or itmay be composed of two or more parts or sections, as shown in Fig. 5.These flanges bear against the outer surface of the hoof, as shown inthe drawings, and prevent the escape of the shoe from the hoof when thesections are drawn toward each other and fastened, as hereinafterdescribed.

The heel ends of the sections 1 and 2 are connected by a stay strap orconnection 8, the ends of which are secured to the sections, said strapbeing cut in two intermediate its length and one member being providedwith a buckle-tongue 9, while the other member is provided with aplurality of holes 10, into and through any one of which the tongue 9may be passed after the sections have been drawn toward each other intosnug engagement with the hoof, said stra preventing the spreading andconsequent re ease of the shoesections.

A curved spring 11 has the opposite extremities thereof secured to thesections 1 and 2, the curved body portion of the spring lying betweenthe sections and serving to press the sections toward each other inpositioning the shoe on the hoof. Said spring yields, however, to allowthe sections to be forced apart while applying or removing the shoe.

In order to limit the outward movement of the shoe-sections, I provide apair of links 12, which are pivotally connected at their outer ends tothe sections 1 and 2 and connected together at their inner ends by acommon pivot 13. The parts 12 also serve as toggle-links to assist indrawing the sections toward each other in applying the shoe and also tospread the sections apart in removing the shoe.

Under the preferred embodiment of this invention the connections betweenthe spring and links at one end with the adjacent shoe-sections are madein the form of screws 14 or other form of removable fasteners, so thatthe two shoe-sections may the more readily be separated and taken apartfor repair purposes.

The shoe as a whole is fastened to the hoof by means of a hoof-embracingstrap 15, the opposite ends of which are permanently secured to theopposite sides of the shoe, while at an intermediate point in its lengthsaid strap is divided and provided with a IIO buckle 16 for the purposeof adjustment. This strap passes upward over the front of the hoof andin connection with the flange 7 holds the shoe securely on the hoof.

By means of the construction described a set of horseshoes may bequickly placed upon and removed from the animal, thus making itpracticable to remove the shoes at night and replace the same in themorning, also to change the shoes as often as may be necessary onaccount of changes in the weather.

I claim A horseshoe comprising substantially equal sections pivotallyunited at the toe of the shoe, inclined hoof-embracing flanges on saidsections, an arched spring having the opposite ends thereof permanentlyattached to the shoe-sections, means for drawing the sections towardeach other or spreading the same apart, means for fastening the sectionsin rigid relation to each other, and a hoofembracing strap for securingthe shoe as a whole on the hoof.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

' HENRY ADELMAN. Witnesses:

REXFoRD M. SMITH, CHAS. E. RIORDON.

It is hereby certified that in Letters Patent No. 846,879, granted March12, 1907, upon the application of Montgomery" Waddell, of New York, N.Y., for an improvement in Apparatus for Forming Filaments ofMetamorphosed Cellulose, 8w," errors appear in the printed specificationrequiring correction, as followsz In lines 42-43, page 2, the worddesised should read desired, and in line 94, the word fixed should readfixing; and that the said Letters Patent should he read with thesecorrections therein that the same may eonform to the record of the casein the Patent Signed and sealed this 2nd day of April, A. D., 1907.

[mun] E. B. MOORE,

Acting of Patents.

